Arakonam is a Town and Taluka in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Arakonam Block (CD) is 05715. Total area of arakonam taluka is 843 km² including 785.79 km² rural area and 57.18 km² urban area. Arakonam taluka has a population of 5,04,026 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,54,385 while rural population is 3,49,641. Arakonam taluka has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,22,251 houses in the sub-district, including 37,621 urban houses and 84,630 rural houses.
When it comes to literacy, 69.53% population of arakonam taluka is literate, out of which 77.02% males and 62.06% females are literate. There are about 140 villages in arakonam taluka, which you can browse from arakonam taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agavalam | Agavalam | Panapakkam (3 km) |
| 2 | Akkachikuppam | Akkachikuppam | Sholingur (14 km) |
| 3 | Alapakkam | Alapakkam | Kaveripakkam (6 km) |
| 4 | Ambarishpuram | Ambarishipuram | Arakonam (4 km) |
| 5 | Ammanur | Ammanoor | Arakonam |
| 6 | Ammanur R F | N/A | Arakonam |
| 7 | Anaikattuputhur | Anaikataputhur | Takkalam (5 km) |
| 8 | Anaipakkam | Anaipakkam | Arakonam (14 km) |
| 9 | Ananthapuram | Ananthapuram | Thakkolam (3 km) |
| 10 | Anverthikanpettai | Anwarthiganpet | Arakonam (18 km) |
| 11 | Arigilavadi | Arigilapadi | Arakonam (7 km) |
| 12 | Ariyur | Ayippedu | Sholingur (7 km) |
| 13 | Arumbakkam | Arumbakkam | Arakonam (8 km) |
| 14 | Asamandur | Asamandur | Arakonam (12 km) |
| 15 | Asanallikuppam | Asanallikuppam | Nemili (1 km) |
| 16 | Athipattu | Athipattu | Kaveripakkam (2 km) |
| 17 | Athur | Authur | Takkalam (3 km) |
| 18 | Attupakkam | Attupakkam | Nemili (4 km) |
| 19 | Avalur | Avalur | Panapakkam (7 km) |
| 20 | Ayal | Ayal | Sholingar (8 km) |
| 21 | Ayarpadi | Ayarpadi | Kaveripakkam (9 km) |
| 22 | Ayipedu | Ayippedu | Sholingur (7 km) |
| 23 | Banavaram | Banavaram | Sholingar (14 km) |
| 24 | Banavaram R F | N/A | Arakonam |
| 25 | Cheri | Cheri | Kaveripakkam (5 km) |
| 26 | Chithambadi | Chithambadi | Arakonam (15 km) |
| 27 | Chitheri | Chitheri | Arakonam (8 km) |
| 28 | Chittoor | Chittoor | Takkalam (3 km) |
| 29 | Dharmaneedhi | Dharmaneethi | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 30 | Elathur | Elathur | Nemili (4 km) |
| 31 | Eralacheri | Eralacheri | Kaveripakkam (3 km) |
| 32 | Ganapathipuram | Ganapathipuram | Takkalam (5 km) |
| 33 | Gudalur | Gudalur | Arakonam (17 km) |
| 34 | Illuppaithandalam | Illupaithandalam | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 35 | Itchiputhur | Itchiputhur | Arakonam (18 km) |
| 36 | Kainoor | Kainoor | Arakonam (3 km) |
| 37 | Kalathur | Kalathur | Panapakkam (10 km) |
| 38 | Karikkal | Karikkal | Sholingar (10 km) |
| 39 | Karivedu | Karivedu | Kaveripakkam (7 km) |
| 40 | Karnavoor | Karnavour | Kaveripakkam (20 km) |
| 41 | Kattalai | Kattalai | Kaveripakkam (3 km) |
| 42 | Kattupakkam | Kattupakkam | Nemili (10 km) |
| 43 | Kavanur | Kavanoor | Arakonam (7 km) |
| 44 | Kilakalathur | Kilkalathur | Nemili (4 km) |
| 45 | Kilandur | Kilandur | Tiruttanii (3 km) |
| 46 | Kilandurai | Kilandurai | Arakonam (6 km) |
| 47 | Kilkuppam | Kilkuppam | Arakonam (3 km) |
| 48 | Kilpakkam | Kilpakkam | Arakonam (7 km) |
| 49 | Kilvanam | Kilavanam | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 50 | Kilvenbakkam | Kilvenbakkam | Nemili (6 km) |
| 51 | Kilvenkatapuram | Kilvenkatapuram | Nemili (3 km) |
| 52 | Kizveedhi | Kilveedhi | Nemili (4 km) |
| 53 | Kizveeranam | Kilveeranam | Kaveripakkam (12 km) |
| 54 | Kodambakkam | Kodambakkam | Nemili (8 km) |
| 55 | Kolathur R F | N/A | Arakonam |
| 56 | Konalam | Konalam | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 57 | Koothambakkam | Koothampakkam | Kaveribakkam (18 km) |
| 58 | Krishnapuram | Krishnapuram | Arakonam (16 km) |
| 59 | Kunnathur | Kunnathur | Sholingar (20 km) |
| 60 | Maganipattu | Maganipattu | Kaveripakkam (6 km) |
| 61 | Mahendravadi | Mahendiravadi | Pnemili (7 km) |
| 62 | Mamandur | Mamandur | Kaveripakkam (3 km) |
| 63 | Mangalam | Mangalam | Kaveripakkam (10 km) |
| 64 | Mangattucheri | Mangattucheri | Thakkolam (3 km) |
| 65 | Melandurai | Melandurai | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 66 | Melapulam | Melapulam | Panapakkam (7 km) |
| 67 | Meleri | Meleri | Nemili (8 km) |
| 68 | Melkalathur | Melkalathur | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 69 | Melpakkam | Melpakkam | Arakonam (5 km) |
| 70 | Melvenbakkam | N/A | Panapakkam (7 km) |
| 71 | Minnal | Minnal | Arakonam (16 km) |
| 72 | Mosur | Mosur | Arakonam (6 km) |
| 73 | Mudur | Mudur | Arakonam (8 km) |
| 74 | Mulvoy | Mulvoy | Arakonam (12 km) |
| 75 | Murungai | Murungai | Thakkolam (3 km) |
| 76 | Nagarikuppam | Nagarikuppam | Thakkolam (3 km) |
| 77 | Nagavedu | Nagavedu | Arakonam (8 km) |
| 78 | Nandi Veduthangal | Nandiveduthangal | Arakonam (18 km) |
| 79 | Nandimangalam | Nandimangalam | Sholingar (5 km) |
| 80 | Nangamangalam | Melapulam | Panapakkam (3 km) |
| 81 | Nedumpuli | Nedumpuli | Panapakkam (1 km) |
| 82 | Nelvoy | Nelvoy | Nemili (6 km) |
| 83 | Ochalam | Ochalam | Nemili (6 km) |
| 84 | Ocheri | Ocheri | Kaveripakkam (5 km) |
| 85 | Pallur | Pallur | Nemili (10 km) |
| 86 | Panniyur | Paniyur | Kaveripakkam (6 km) |
| 87 | Parameswaramangalam | Parameswaramangalam | Takkalam (4 km) |
| 88 | Paranji | Paranchi | Arakonam (15 km) |
| 89 | Paravathur | Paravathur | Sholingur (15 km) |
| 90 | Parithiputhur | Parithiputhur | Arakonam (6 km) |
| 91 | Pazayapalayam | Palayapalayam | Sholingar (20 km) |
| 92 | Perapperi | Perapperi | Nemili (10 km) |
| 93 | Perumalrajapet | Perumalrajapet | Arakonam (12 km) |
| 94 | Perumbulipakkam | Perumbulipakkam | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 95 | Perumuchi | Perumuchi | Arakonam (5 km) |
| 96 | Perungalathur | Perungalathur | Tiruttani (6 km) |
| 97 | Peruvalayam | Peruvalayam | Panapakkam (5 km) |
| 98 | Pinnavaram | Pinnavaram | Nemili (6 km) |
| 99 | Poigainallur | Poigainallur | Panapakkam (3 km) |
| 100 | Polipakkam | Polipakkam | Sholingar (12 km) |
| 101 | Polur | Thanigaipolur | Arakonam (6 km) |
| 102 | Poyyapakkam | Authur | Arakonam (6 km) |
| 103 | Pudukesavaram | Pudukesavaram | Thakkolam (5 km) |
| 104 | Pudupattu | Pudupattu | Kaveripakkam (8 km) |
| 105 | Pudur | Pudur | Kaveripakkam (20 km) |
| 106 | Puliyamangalam | Puliyamangalam | Arakonam (5 km) |
| 107 | Reddivalam | Reddivalam | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 108 | S Kolathur | Nelvoy | Nemili (7 km) |
| 109 | Sankarampadi | Sankarampadi | Panapakkam (10 km) |
| 110 | Sayanavaram | Sayanapuram | Nemili (5 km) |
| 111 | Selvamandai | Selvamandhai | Nemili (12 km) |
| 112 | Sembedu | Sembedu | Arakonam |
| 113 | Seyyur | Seyyur | Thakkolam (8 km) |
| 114 | Sirukarumbur | Sirukarumbur | Kaveripakkam (6 km) |
| 115 | Sirunamalli | Sirunamalli | Nemili (3 km) |
| 116 | Siruvalayam | Siruvalayam | Panapakkam (6 km) |
| 117 | Soorai | Soorai | Sholingar (10 km) |
| 118 | Sukapuram | N/A | Arkonam (6 km) |
| 119 | Tappur | Thappour | Sholingar (15 km) |
| 120 | Thalikkal | Thalikkal | Sholingur (10 km) |
| 121 | Thandalam | Thandalam | Arakonam (8 km) |
| 122 | Thirumalpur | Thirumalpur | Arakonam |
| 123 | Thuraiperumbakkam | Thuraiperumbakkam | Kaveripakkam (4 km) |
| 124 | Thuraiyur | Thuraiyur | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 125 | Uliambakkam | Uliyambakkam | Arakonam (9 km) |
| 126 | Uliyanallur | Uliyanallur | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 127 | Uriyur | Uriyur | Thakkolam (7 km) |
| 128 | Uriyur R F | N/A | Arakonam |
| 129 | Uthirampattu | Uthirampattu | Kaveripakkam (11 km) |
| 130 | Vadamambakkam | Vadamambakkam | Arakonam (4 km) |
| 131 | Vailambadi | Vailambadi | Arakonam (18 km) |
| 132 | Valarpuram | Valarpuram | Arakonam (13 km) |
| 133 | Vedal | Vedal | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 134 | Vegamangalam | Vegamangalam | Kaveripakkam (9 km) |
| 135 | Velianallur | Veliyanallur | Panapakkam (3 km) |
| 136 | Velithangipuram | Velithangipuram | Kaveripakkam (15 km) |
| 137 | Velur | Velur | Arakonam (10 km) |
| 138 | Vengapattu | Vengupattu | Sholingur (9 km) |
| 139 | Vepperi | Vepperi | Panapakkam (4 km) |
| 140 | Vettangulam | Vettangulam | Nemili (2 km) |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,49,641 | 1,54,385 | 5,04,026 |
| Male Population | 1,74,769 | 77,136 | 2,51,905 |
| Female Population | 1,74,872 | 77,249 | 2,52,121 |
| Population Density | 445 / km² | 2,700 / km² | 598 / km² |
| Sub-District Overview | |
| Sub-District (Hindi) : | Arakonam (अरक्कोणम) |
| District : | Vellore |
| State / UT : | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Area : | 843 km² |
| Total Population : | 5,04,026 |
| Density : | 598/km² |
| Total Villages : | 140 |
| Total Population | Villages in Arakonam Taluka |
| less Than 200 | N/A |
| 200 - 499 | 1 |
| 500 - 999 | 11 |
| 1000 - 1999 | 45 |
| 2000 - 4999 | 65 |
| 5000 - 9999 | 11 |
| 10000 and above | N/A |
| Related Pages |
| List of Talukas in Vellore |
| List of Districts in Tamil Nadu |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.